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>????????ay, June 2, 2008 – 10:18 AM HAST Honolulu tech firm bonds OK’d Pacific Business News (Honolulu) Print Article Email Article Reprints RSS Feeds ShareThis Related News HECO executive named president of Hawaiian Telcom [Honolulu] Nanotech firm wins UH competition [Honolulu] Hawaii chosen for federal energy research [Honolulu] Honolulu-based solar technology firm Sopogy Inc. announced [...]
Background Hawai‘i, like many other states, has an energy policy that calls for reducing dependence on imported fossil fuels by increasing energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy resources. Despite innumerable plans and studies of energy options over the last three decades, Hawai’i’s dependence on imported fossil fuels has actually increased. This is partly [...]
SEIA Member Update – April 11, 2008 We are pleased to report that yesterday the U.S. Senate adopted the Cantwell-Ensign amendment as part of the Housing Stimulus bill by a vote of 88-8. Shortly after, the Senate passed H.R. 3221, The Housing Stimulus Act of 2008, by a vote of 84-12. The Senate Cantwell-Ensign amendment [...]
Arizona seeks to become the ‘Persian Gulf’ of solar energy mongabay.com February 22, 2008 With a Spanish company’s plans to dramatically expand solar capacity in the desert southwest of Phoenix, Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano said Arizona could become the “Persian Gulf of solar energy,” according to the Associated Press. Abengoa Solar intends to begin construction [...]
Large concentrated solar power plants would complement photovoltaic farms in the Southwest. The Kramer Junction plant in California’s Mojave Desert using technology from Solel in Beit Shemesh, Israel, has been operating since 1989. Metallic parabolic mirrors focus sunlight on a pipe, heating fluids such as ethylene glycol inside. The mirrors rotate to track the sun. [...]
Solar electrical systems aren’t only being considered for homes and business buildings. At least three solar farms are being considered for Hawai’i. The James Campbell Co. last month signed an agreement with a Hoku Scientific Inc. unit to plan a Kapolei Sustainable Energy Park that would be capable of generating 1.5 mega watts of power, [...]
CSP: Market Trends and New Technologies by Stephen Lacey, Podcast Editor Peterborough, New Hampshire [RenewableEnergyAccess.com] Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) is emerging as one of the most promising utility-scale renewable energy sources. The launch of Nevada Solar One last June sparked a revival for this so-called “sleeping giant” in the U.S. and marked the first of [...]
Southwestern Energy Service Providers Work Together to Get Large-Scale Solar Project Built From http://www.aps.com/general_info/newsrelease/newsreleases/NewsRelease_431.html December 6, 2007 Phoenix, AZ – A multi-state consortium of southwestern energy service providers is issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a utility-scale concentrating solar power plant. The plant would be owned by a third-party with consortium members each signing [...]
World’s sunniest spots hint at energy bonanza Tue Nov 27, 2007 7:25pm EST var storyKeywords = “ENVIRONMENT CLIMATE SOLAR DC”; var RTR_ArticleTitle = “World\\\’s sunniest spots hint at energy bonanza”; var RTR_ArticleBlurb = ” By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent OSLO (Reuters) – Southern California is sunny, the French Riviera is sunny, but NASA says [...]
March 4 ((Tuesday))-Marrch 7 ((Frriiday)),, 2008 Las Vegas,, Nevada – Uniitted Sttattes South Point Hotel and Resort SolarPACES www.solarpaces.org Attended by engineers, manufacturers, contractors, scientists, researchers, educators, students, economists, government policy makers and representatives from industry and the financial community. The Symposium is a technical meeting of the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Solar Power and [...]